T 0487/16 of 30.04.2020
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2020:T048716.20200430
- Date of decision
- 30 April 2020
- Case number
- T 0487/16
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 03736402.3
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
- Download
- Decision in English
- OJ versions
- No OJ links found
- Other decisions for this case
- -
- Abstracts for this decision
- -
- Application title
- A METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR CLEANING OF CRANKCASE GAS
- Applicant name
- Alfa Laval Corporate AB
- Opponent name
- MAHLE International GmbH
- Board
- 3.2.06
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 54 (2007)European Patent Convention Art 56 (2007)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(2) (2020)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal Art 12(4) (2007)
- Keywords
- Novelty - main request (yes)
Inventive step - main request (yes)
Late filed inventive step objection - could have been filed before the opposition division (yes) - objection admitted (no)
Document admitted by the opposition division upon which the decision was based - not to be excluded from appeal proceedings - Catchword
- See Reasons 3.1; document admitted by the opposition division upon which the decision was based - not to be excluded from appeal proceedings.
Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The patent is maintained as granted.